Flats Nation — Flats Fishing & Coastal Lifestyle Magazine

The new Flats Nation Mangrove logo is now available in the updated Art & Merch section, with design options for shirts, mugs, prints, bags, phone cases, and more.

Flats Nation is pleased to welcome Amera Trail Trailers as an official collaborator and part of the growing Flats Nation family and ecosystem. For those who spend real time around skiffs, bay boats, tow vehicles, backroad ramps, and long hauls to the water, Amera Trail is a name that already carries weight — literally and figuratively!

Named after the Marquesas Keys near Key West, the boat was designed with the kind of water that can change its mind quickly.

Great little rigid plastic product and was lucky enough to have been working on the Skiff with my reading glasses on in bright enough sunshine, to just barely be able to read the product name for research.

Rigging a Plastic Shrimp backward.

Effective on-water preparation is essential for successful Tarpon fly fishing. Ensure your fly line is thoroughly stretched and correctly stored in your line management device. Set your drag lightly and maintain a well-organized, unobstructed cockpit. Be ready to cast in the "speed cast" position, holding the fly in your non-dominant hand, with the rod in the proper casting position and the fly line secured under your trigger finger.

Are you a Flats Fishing Junkie? Do you work to support your fishing habit?

Flats Nation Edition Push Pole Protector: Keeping all of Your Gear Safer!

In this Flats Nation Sound Bites Volume 14, Steve Pelini, VP of Sales for BMS, is back to educate us on the True Tracker Plate.

We have working on these for a few weeks now with our awesome vendor, and just over the Moon how well they turned out!

Fly Boatworks F2 Carbon: An Evolutionary Step in the Flats Skiff Design!

The team over at Hell's Bay Boatworks has shared an interesting short video from one of their Pro Staff Members Chico Fernandez as he discusses another one of his favorite fly patterns The Baitfish Fly.

Installing a Trolling Motor on a Flats Skiff.

This collaboration between Hell’s Bay Boatworks and Orvis marries top-tier craftsmanship with a deep commitment to conservation, resulting in a skiff that’s as purposeful as it is polished.

Space on a Skiff can be at a real premium!

Maverick HPX-S and V models are tremendous little all-around Skiffs that do many things well!

Flats Nation Trophy Stickers are here!

When you understand how much crustaceans (shrimp, crabs, etc.) are part of the diets of many of our flats and inshore fishing targets.

Sunday Morning, 8-4-24, Flats Nation was on the WDAE / Reel Animals Radio Show

In this volume, our longtime friend, Chris Peterson, of Hell’s Bay, is back with us.